Established in 2003 Arkansas Pro Lawns is dedicated to providing central Arkansas, (Little Rock, North Little Rock, West Little Rock, and the Downtown area) with excellent customer service and the highest quality lawn care. We are dedicated, determined, and dependable. We are a full service lawn maintenance company offering the following services.
We have a variety of quality maintenance services specializing in (striping lawns, edging, blowing the walkways, patios, driveways, and leaf management). We also have a pruning program that can assist with shaping of shrubs and trees, improving landscaping appearance and preventing plant overgrowth that can be difficult to deal with later. Our weeding service is very popular with our customers, as a little preventative maintenance goes a long way. Pre-emergent weed treatment stops weeds before they come out, preventing widespread growth later.
We have two maintenance schedules for you to choose
from. We will be happy to assist you with the services and schedule that
will be most effective for your property.
| The pricing of the majority of our residential maintenance programs
are in the range of $100-200 per month depending on the size of the
property and frequency of the visits. The great thing about our company
is that our crews are highly reliable.
If you're ready for a lawn maintenance proposal, please take a moment
to schedule an appointment by phone or e-mail. You can choose to have
the proposal left at your home, or a representative from our company
will be happy to meet with you. |
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Options for Managing and Using Leaves Leaves are truly a valuable natural resource! They contain 50 to 80 percent of the nutrients a plant extracts from the soil and air during the season. Therefore, leaves should be managed and used rather than bagged and placed at curbside to be picked up and hauled to landfills. There are four basic ways in which leaves can be managed and used in the landscape. |
Leaf Management - Mulching
Mulching is a simple and effective way to recycle leaves and improve your landscape. Mulches reduce evaporation from the soil surface, inhibit weed growth, moderates soil temperatures, keep soils from eroding and crusting, and prevent soil compaction. As organic mulches decompose, they release valuable nutrients for use by your landscape plants.
Leaves can be used as a mulch in vegetable gardens, flower beds and around shrubs and trees. As an option to raking, a lawn mower with a bagging attachment provides a fast and easy way to shred and collect the leaves. Leaves that have been mowed or run through some other type of shredder will decompose faster and are much more likely to remain in place than non shredded leaves.
Apply a 3 to 6 inch layer of shredded leaves around the base of trees and shrubs. In annual and perennial flowerbeds, a 2 to 3 inch mulch of shredded leaves is ideal. For vegetable gardens, a thick layer of leaves placed between the rows function as a mulch and an all-weather walkway that will allow you to work in your garden during wet periods. Mulches are especially beneficial when used around newly established landscape plants, greatly increasing the likelihood of their survival.
Leaf Management - Soil Improvement
Leaves may be collected and worked directly into garden and flowerbed soils. A 6 to 8 inch layer of leaves tilled into a heavy, clay soil will improve aeration and drainage. The same amount tilled into a light, sandy soil, will improve water and nutrient holding capacity.
A recommended strategy for using leaves to improve soil in vegetable gardens and annual planting beds is to collect and work them into the soil during the fall. This allows sufficient time for the leaves to decompose prior to spring planting. Adding a little fertilizer to the soil after working in the leaves will hasten their decomposition.
